Hi everyone,
The next North Shore Numismatic Society’s Zoom Meeting is Tuesday, October 19th. You can sign onto Zoom at 6:30 pm and the meeting will start at 7:00 pm. It is open to both members and non-members, so everyone is welcome.
Please contact me Mike Souze, info@northshorenumismaticsociety.org if you need Zoom login details. They are sent out by email to our regular members.
Program: I will present a PowerPoint on “The History of Hong Kong Coinage”. This updated presentation covers the introduction of coins for the British colony from 1842 to 1997. Please join us for this informative and interesting presentation.
Lettering:
香
文 一
港
Translation:
Hong Kong
One Mil
Minted to the exact specifications of a Chinese cash coin (or sapèque, 1/1000th of a tael) for use in trade with China (Thank you Numista.com for information and the Heritage image)
October 2021 Auction
1 Canada 1996 $20 Proof Silver – Avro Arrow Est. $90 Res. $50
2 Netherlands 1 Guilder 1915 VF-20 Est. $30 Res. $24
3 USA 1891 Silver Dollar – EF-40 Est. $50 Res. $40
4 Canada 1925 5 Cents – VG-8 – Est. $80 Res. $65
5 Canada Silver Dollar 1938 VF-30 Est. $65 Res. $50
6 Canada Silver Dollar 1946 VF-30 Est. $65 Res. $50
7 Canada Silver Dollar 1949 VF-30 Est. $25 Res. $20
8 Canada 1998 $15 Silver Lunar coin – TIGER Est. $250 Res. $175
9 Canada 1996 $2 Test Token Est. $40 Res. $20
10 Equatorial Guinea 100 Pesetas 1970- Proof Silver – Est. $55 Res. $30 (ASW .6382 oz)
11 Bank of Canada 1954 Replacement Note – BC- 37aA – VF Est. $20 Res. $12
12 Bank of Canada 1973 $1 – “Liar Poker” note – AN0000009 VF Est. $100 Res. $75
13 Canada 2000 PL Set Special Edition-Polar Bears Est. $25 Res. $18
14 Bank of Canada “Lasting Impression” $10 set – same serial numbers Est. $70 Res. $30
15 Canada 1992 Silver 25c Proof Set Est. $115 Res. $75
We are now accepting pre-auction bids. If you would like to place a pre-auction bid on an item, please send an email to Lynn Balmer at balmoralnu@shaw.ca. At the conclusion of the auction, it is the responsibility of the seller and buyer to make arrangements to finalize the transaction.
I am accepting items from the membership to complement this auction. If you would like to submit an item, please send me a picture of the obverse and reverse of the item, a description, the value and reserve, if any.
The items will be posted on a PowerPoint slide and if you would like to preview the lots, please send an email to info@northshorenumismaticsociety.org and I will send you a PDF copy of the auction.
Thank you and I hope to see you at this meeting.
Michael Souza
President
